Combined systems of Nyasaland Ry Ltd, and Trans-Zambesia Ry Co, provide only rail communication from Nyasaland to sea at port of Beira in Mozambique; 1200-hp, 3 ft 6 in. gage units being delivered will be employed mainly on freight traffic; trains into interior have 66 mi climb to Limbe with maximum gradients of 1 in 48, uncompensated, and average of 1 in 100; on this section locomotives will work double-headed; 3 can operate under multiple control if necessary.
Diesel-electric locomotives for Africa
Engineer
Engineer ; 215 , n 5600
1963
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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